it's been a long time; long time no see
poor work; humble reference to one's own work
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
again; once more; a second time
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
the current ...; this; today's ...
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
already; now; no longer; not any more
you could say; you might say; verging on the
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work